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Finally started on this one. Filled the port side front window and also a groove under the main door which isn't there on this version. There were also a few lumps and bumps removed from around the fuselage.

I've added the sonar well but cut off the top part as it was blocked off on the Apollo rescue helos. I've also filled in the cabin floor where there won't be any bench seats. That's probably the last of the changes as I want to get on with building this thing! While the cockpit seats are from a later Sea King, I'm happy to go with them for this one.

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So on with the decals on this one. These are by Old66decals.com and went on beautifully.

I've gone for the post-Apollo 11 recovery (hence the three capsules under the cockpit, being the third recovery by this airframe)

Looking at some reference pictures, I don't think I painted the Gull grey demarcation line 'high' enough up the tail where it intersects with the '66' and the other markings........so I'm going to have to live with that one.

And after a light coat of Flory Models wash. I wanted her to have a little weathering but nothing too severe. I also added tape to the fuselage side which covered the cables running to the door-mounted cameras on the real a/c,

And sitting on the undercarriage. Just a final few bits to add - the rotors, doors, cockpit glazing, aerials, etc and she'll be done.

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I should really have fitted the cockpit glazing much earlier than leave to the end. It test-fitted great, but not so at the end. The cockpit side windows are also very thick but don't have the time to fix those now so will revisit them over the summer. The rotor head also looks like it's sitting too high so that's another one that will need fixing.